Steve Langsek, Director of launches Ubuntu has proposed in the mailing list of the developers of this distribution, delete version Alternate from CD installation for Quantal Quetzal.
Recall that the version Alternate allows us to install in text mode and is ideal for minimalist or server installations, as it comes with several advanced options such as configuration RAID, LVM, or from a server LTSP.
Therefore, as Ubuntu 12.10 will have support for most of these aforementioned options from Ubiquity (the graphical installer), and to decrease the number of disc images (.iso) available, the version may be dropped Alternate.
I think there is a detail that is forgotten Steve Langasek, and that not only the fact that this installation option offers support for RAID o LVM, but it is useful to those who own equipment whose video hardware has problems with the graphical installer. Have you taken it into account?
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Some decisions of the Ubuntu team worry. Even if you have the llvmpipe driver (3D with CPU), there are still problems with which architectures, I think it just doesn't take them into account. At the moment, I hope that it will only remain in a proposal.
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Between kubuntu, unity 2d and now this ... Ubuntu seems to want to take things off ...: S I don't know, it seems that they are "self-limiting"
I think that more than that, seeing the kubuntu thing, I think they want to differentiate themselves as much as possible, not be just another distro. Being Ubuntu as an identity, in an Apple plan. And with the elimination of the alternate, focus even more on end-user simplicity. I would not be surprised if in a while they have only 1 iso.
Anyway this is my humble opinion. ^^
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Yes I agree. However, I think that in the end it will be counterproductive in the long term ... one thing is that something is simple and another thing is to have your hands completely tied. Regarding identity ... Arch or Fedora also have their own identity (I also like the logo better, I don't know why: P) however this attempt to "stand out from the rest" I think in the end it will turn it into the outcast of the class (unless, Canonical with the resources it has, invests in advertising; but that's another story: P).
That such.
The ubuntu team has made similar or more controversial decisions for a long time. The fact of eliminating the graphical installer is for me personally a disadvantage since through this it is possible to execute different tasks and with greater control than with the graphical environment. Also, as pointed out in another comment, the graphical installer may present problems or it is not 100% compatible with the video hardware, so the console or text environment is much better and more reliable. Anyway, we'll see what happens, especially with the server segment which can be dropped by other alternatives that take these small details into account.
In the absence of alternate, the mini cd could be used
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD/
unless they also remove it.
Well, it neither goes nor comes to me ... I suppose Canonical is in a phase of rethinking about where to put efforts and focus and aware that the Linux world does not end with Ubuntu .... for which they no longer consider it necessary. Its main objective is, on a Linux basis, to achieve its own identity with the desire to be at a similar level, if not of use at least potential, as MacOS or Windows.
The only thing that interests me is that they release a version only with Gnome Shell (something had been said).
I agree with you ... more in my humble opinion that self identity is difficult as long as they are not an independent distro such as Arch Linux, Fedora, Gentoo, OpenSuse or Debian (from which they are derived), among others.
I think it's official
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2012-August/035675.html